Friday, October 24, 2014

1099 Toll Free Number for Kerala Police Assistance in Road Accidents

Thrissur, 24 October 2014: The Kerala Police have launched a toll-free helpline number for the public for seeking police assistance during accidents. The toll free number 1099 will provide help from the police authorities in bringing accident victims to hospital. The announcement of the new facility comes after popular request in the facebook page of the Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala.

The service will be introduced in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi followed by other states soon. It was decided earlier to authorise Circle Inspectors to reimburse the amount spent on bringing victims to hospitals. Other contact numbers in case of emergency are as follows